Comparison

Ethel Ready vs Bambu Gym

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Ethel Ready

Discover and track your progress climbing hills over 400m in the Peak District. Features an interactive map and a personal log to record your ascents. Offers a bonus challenge upon completing the main Ethels.

Highlights
  • Explore Peak District hills over 400m
  • Track progress with a dated log
  • Interactive OpenStreetMap
  • Bonus Peak 75 challenge
  • Featured on BBC TV and Radio 4
Features
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Named after Ethel Haythornthwaite (the pioneer behind the Peak District National Park), the Ethels are all of the Peak District hills over 400m above sea level and significant lower prominent hills. Fewer, lower, easier and (for most of the UK's population) closer than the Munros of Scotland and the Wainwrights of the Lake District. Explore the highest hills of the Peak District. Track your progress through your own dated log and by using the interactive map from OpenStreetMap. Bonus level of the Peak 75 hills, on completion of the Ethels. Featured on BBC TV and Radio 4 The app is supported by the Peak District and South Yorkshire Branch of the Campaign to Protect Rural England (Registered Charity Number 1094975). The app provides links to the charity's website if you want to make a donation or pay for membership. Base map and data from OpenStreetMap and OpenStreetMap Foundation © OpenStreetMap contributors © OpenTopoMap All images are subject to copyright © 2021 Doug Colton (or are used through Creative Commons Licence).

About

Bambu Gym

Features
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Guiding you through your health and fitness journey! - Book classes online in just a few clicks - Contact club staff directly - See all the latest club news, offers and events - Refer Friends to the club online Apple Health App Integration Track your progress with our HealthKit app integration to import and measure your daily steps, distance or calories burnt. Also use HealthKit to import your data from a range of different wearable devices.

Screenshots

Ethel Ready4 screens
Bambu Gym3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Ethel Ready at every 2 months against Bambu Gym's every 4 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ethel Ready ships an update every 2 months, Bambu Gym every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Ethel Ready versus Bambu Gym: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEthel ReadyBambu Gym
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoug ColtonTeamUp Sports

In-app purchases

None

Ethel Ready

No in-app purchases

None

Bambu Gym

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ethel Ready free?
Ethel Ready is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bambu Gym free?
Bambu Gym is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ethel Ready or Bambu Gym have ads?
Neither Ethel Ready nor Bambu Gym shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ethel Ready or Bambu Gym?
Ethel Ready ships an update every 2 months, and Bambu Gym every 4 months. Most recently, Ethel Ready was updated on October 6, 2026 and Bambu Gym on September 30, 2026.

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